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Barwick-in-Elmet Historical Society

Society founded in 1984. Web site started in April 1998. Latest update 29th August 2010

The Barwick in Elmet Historical Society is devoted to the recording, research and publication of the history of this Yorkshire parish.

The site contains many articles and illustrations on a wide range of our history stretching from the Iron Age up to now. These are taken from our publication The Barwicker".

Can you help us to identify some photographs?

1. We have a series of photographs from the 1920's.

2. Help us to identify this wedding.

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Taken in about 1900-10, this photograph has been sent to us by Margaret Saunders, a descendent of the Barwick families of Perkin and Lumb. Unfortunately Mrs Saunders has no knowledge of whose wedding it was. Can anyone identify any of the people in the photograph? If you can identfy the place or any of the 26 people in the photograph, let us know.

Someone must know who this couple are.

Try looking at it and the other accompanying photgraphs

Lost BBC Film

Help us find a lost film

BARWICK Parish Registers
Early entries are now on-line

The parish registers before 1811 were published 100 years ago. A copy of the publication can now be seen and searched on-line.

The Spirit of Lotherton.

A new book

A book has been published which covers the story of William Burlingham, chauffeur for sixty years to three generations of the Gascoigne family of Lotherton Hall see details..